Ron O'Brien's Diving for Gold

Ron O'Brien's Diving for Gold by O'Brien, Ronald F.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780880114486.

Learn diving from the worlds premier diving coach. Ron OBrien, head coach of the U.S. Olympic team since 1972, has produced more champions and coached more Olympic, World, and Pan American teams than any other coach in diving history. In 1982 his divers won all four World Championship gold medals--an achievement that no other coach has equaled. In 1984 and 1988, under OBriens coaching, Greg Louganis won four Olympic gold medals, accomplishing the rare feat of back-to-back double gold medals. His divers have won more than 350 medals in national and international competitions. After honoring Ron OBrien as Outstanding Coach of the Year every year from 1979 to 1988, U.S. Diving named him its first national technical director. OBrien is also director of diving for the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. OBrien is renowned not only as a coach, but also as a diver. A two-time national champion himself, OBrien was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1988. Now OBriens experience and expertise are available to you. Ron OBriens Diving for Gold contains the comprehensive information that divers need to develop from beginners into champions. The book emphasizes the basic skills for the 1- and 3-meter springboards and the 5-, 7-1/2-, and 10-meter platforms. Ron OBriens Diving for Gold also shows you the authors ground-breaking formula for constructing the forward approach. This formula will help divers of all sizes and abilities create approaches like the champions. Get an inside look at what makes dives work in Ron OBriens Diving for Gold--the book for divers and their coaches.